Ryzen 3 5400U vs Ryzen 3 1200

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 1200
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.99
Ryzen 3 5400U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.88
+72.4%

Ryzen 3 5400U outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 3 5400U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14661061
Place by popularity84not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.43no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency5.8543.68
Architecture codenameSummit Ridge (Zen) (2017)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 3 5400U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3126
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size213 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 3 5400U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 3 5400U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 3 5400U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 3 5400U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 3 5400U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes208

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Ryzen 3 1200 3.99
Ryzen 3 5400U 6.88
+72.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 3 1200 6407
Ryzen 3 5400U 11034
+72.2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 3 1200 996
Ryzen 3 5400U 1480
+48.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 3 1200 2852
Ryzen 3 5400U 4392
+54%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 1200 2882
Ryzen 3 5400U 3095
+7.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.99 6.88
Recency 27 July 2017 12 January 2021
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 5400U has a 72.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 5400U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 1200 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 1200 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 5400U is a notebook one.

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